Multiple Vulnerabilities in SonicWall SonicOS Could Allow for Authentication Bypass

MS-ISACEI-ISAC

MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER:

2026-126

DATE(S) ISSUED:

11/10/2026

OVERVIEW:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SonicWall SonicOS, the most severe of which could allow for Authentication Bypass. SonicOS is the operating system that powers SonicWall firewalls and network security appliances. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations, gain elevated privileges, access sensitive information, or impact the integrity of the affected device. An attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities could potentially modify device configurations, access protected resources, bypass security controls, or disrupt normal operations. Organizations with internet-accessible management interfaces may face increased risk from the vulnerabilities affecting the SonicOS management interface.

THREAT INTELLIGENCE:

SonicWall has investigated a report indicating potential exploitation of CVE-2026-19868. CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 11/06/2026. SonicWall has not reported exploitation of the other vulnerabilities.

SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

  • SonicOS Gen7 Hardware Firewalls and Gen7 NSv, versions 7.3.3-7015 and earlier
  • SonicOS Gen8 Hardware Firewalls and Gen8 NSv, versions 8.2.2-8015 and earlier

RISK:

Government:
Large and medium government entitiesHIGH
Small governmentHIGH
Businesses:
Large and medium business entitiesHIGH
Small business entitiesHIGH
Home Users:
LOW

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SonicWall SonicOS, the most severe of which could allow for Authentication Bypass. Details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:

Tactic: Initial Access (TA0001)

Technique: Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190)

  • A session validation vulnerability in the SonicOS management interface could, in specific conditions, allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations (CVE-2026-107154)
  • A permissive cross-domain policy vulnerability in the SonicOS management interface could, in specific conditions, allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations (CVE-2026-107155)
  • A weak password hashing vulnerability on SonicOS virtual appliances could allow an attacker with existing local access to disclose a platform credential. The credential provides access to a limited subset of platform settings (CVE-2026-19703)
  • An authentication enforcement vulnerability in the SonicOS SSLVPN service could allow a user with valid credentials for an alternate authentication method to bypass SAML authentication, and potentially SAML-enforced multi-factor authentication, when SAML is enabled for SSLVPN logins (CVE-2026-19868)
  • A pre-authentication heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS SSLVPN service could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause an application-level denial-of-service condition (CVE-2026-82308)
  • A pre-authentication stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS TACACS+ authentication client could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause an application-level denial-of-service condition (CVE-2026-77708)
  • A pre-authentication heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS TACACS+ authentication client could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause an application-level denial-of-service condition (CVE-2026-77709)

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized operations, gain elevated privileges, access sensitive information, or impact the integrity of the affected device. An attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities could potentially modify device configurations, access protected resources, bypass security controls, or disrupt normal operations. Organizations with internet-accessible management interfaces may face increased risk from the vulnerabilities affecting the SonicOS management interface.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

We recommend the following actions be taken:

  • Apply appropriate updates provided by SonicWall to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software)
  • Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
  • Safeguard 7.2: Establish and Maintain a Remediation Process: Establish and maintain a risk-based remediation strategy documented in a remediation process, with monthly, or more frequent, reviews.
  • Safeguard 7.4: Perform Automated Application Patch Management: Perform application updates on enterprise assets through automated patch management on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
  • Safeguard 7.7: Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities: Remediate detected vulnerabilities in software through processes and tooling on a monthly, or more frequent, basis, based on the remediation process.
  • Safeguard 12.1: Ensure Network Infrastructure is Up-to-Date: Ensure network infrastructure is kept up-to-date. Example implementations include running the latest stable release of software and/or using currently supported network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings. Review software versions monthly, or more frequently, to verify software support.

 

  • Vulnerability scanning is used to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them. (M1016: Vulnerability Scanning)
  • Safeguard 16.13: Conduct Application Penetration Testing: Conduct application penetration testing. For critical applications, authenticated penetration testing is better suited to finding business logic vulnerabilities than code scanning and automated security testing. Penetration testing relies on the skill of the tester to manually manipulate an application as an authenticated and unauthenticated user.
  • Safeguard 18.1: Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program: Establish and maintain a penetration testing program appropriate to the size, complexity, and maturity of the enterprise. Penetration testing program characteristics include scope, such as network, web application, Application Programming Interface (API), hosted services, and physical premise controls; frequency; limitations, such as acceptable hours, and excluded attack types; point of contact information; remediation, such as how findings will be routed internally; and retrospective requirements.
  • Safeguard 18.3: Remediate Penetration Test Findings: Remediate penetration test findings based on the enterprise’s policy for remediation scope and prioritization.

 

  • Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. (M1026: Privileged Account Management)
  • Safeguard 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software: Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.
  • Safeguard 5.5: Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts: Establish and maintain an inventory of service accounts. The inventory, at a minimum, must contain department owner, review date, and purpose. Perform service account reviews to validate that all active accounts are authorized, on a recurring schedule at a minimum quarterly, or more frequently.

 

  • Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems. (M1030: Network Segmentation)
  • Safeguard 12.2: Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture: Establish and maintain a secure network architecture. A secure network architecture must address segmentation, least privilege, and availability, at a minimum.
  • Safeguard 12.8: Establish and Maintain Dedicated Computing Resources for All Administrative Work: Establish and maintain dedicated computing resources, either physically or logically separated, for all administrative tasks or tasks requiring administrative access. The computing resources should be segmented from the enterprise's primary network and not be allowed internet access.


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